Author: Abigail Agoglia

Abigail Agoglia, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow in the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies at UNC Chapel Hill. Her work investigates the role of biological variables like age and sex in psychiatric illness, particularly alcohol use disorder. Abi is also an avid reader, writer, gardener, gamer, cat parent and foodie.

Blog / The Science of Age Limits for Drug Use

March 2, 2020February 29, 2020 / Abigail Agoglia /

Age restrictions on the purchase of recreational drugs are continuing to strengthen. What’s the science behind this age limits, and are these measures really necessary?

Blog / Missing Data: How the Exclusion of Female Subjects from Medical Research Hurts Science

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 / Abigail Agoglia / 4

In trying to improve human health, research has left out a huge portion of humanity. This bias doesn’t just hurt women, it impedes the progress of medicine.

Blog / High-Throughput Urinary Testing: More Data, More Problems?

July 17, 2019July 24, 2019 / Abigail Agoglia /

New technology is coming to UTI diagnosis and may lead to big improvements in the lives of millions of patients, But are these new tests worth the hype (and cost)?